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  1. FlyingFinn
    With teams wanting as many pitchers as possible on them, you can see why the Twins and others play their minor league players in many different positions. That advantage goes to Martin. Julien will be stuck at 2B IMO. His batting will have to be what gets him to the Twins and his fielding has to be at least okay. I love Julien's AB's, the way you explained them. I think they absolutely wear out pitching staffs and set the table for the middle of the lineup.
  2. FlyingFinn
    Enlow - he returned from TJ surgery in 2022 and won't end up on the 60 day IL in 2023. If you are predicting another one, he is no longer in the Twins plans at that point. As for 2022, he probably did what the Twins expected, which is why I think he will stay on the 40 man into next year. I do agree with you, he must produce in 2023 or someone will take his 40 man roster spot.
  3. FlyingFinn
    Since we are spending, keep Correa and add Judge. Now, that would be a lineup!
  4. FlyingFinn
    I love how Polanco has played the last few years. He plays even when he is banged up. But we moved him to 2B to save his body. That worked for awhile. Now, he seems to have back issues among other injuries. I think the Twins will keep him this year but if it was me, I would trade him because I think the injuries will only increase. and I think his value is decreasing and we have Arraez and so many good minor league players who can play 2B.
  5. FlyingFinn
    As much as I bash Kepler's hitting, especially grounding into the shift, he is A+ in RF and deserves the gold glove.
  6. FlyingFinn
    Great comment. We drafted six SS's last year and another in the 1st round the year before. Doesn't mean that the Twins plans change but nothing points to signing a SS for ten years at $300 million. And like you say, the GM's with similar internal salary caps are not doing this. Just look at Donaldson - his four-year contract felt like an anchor after two years and we had to give up players for the Yankees to take him.
  7. FlyingFinn
    Exactly! I want Rodon, Nimmo, Abreu and spend a few million on another catcher. That means we have to get rid of some salary elsewhere. Urshela will not be with the Twins in 2024. He had a good year and this is the peak of his trade value IMO. Miranda needs to be at 3B as we can't just DH him because of Buxton. If he has a poor first half in 2023, he is worth nothing.
  8. FlyingFinn
    Isola certainly getting the short end of the stick with his playing time in the AFL.
  9. FlyingFinn
    IKF getting benched by the Yanks. Does that mean he will be available in a relatively cheap trade back to the Twins?
  10. FlyingFinn
    That is one way to force the starters to go longer in games.
  11. FlyingFinn
    FYI - the rules will not allow a team to carry 14 pitchers.
  12. FlyingFinn
    Wow, I had the impression that Correa had the best arm strength. I believe Arraez is underrated at 2B and that is where he will end up. Celestino - just needs to use his arm strength wisely and hit cutoffs more often. Maybe we should be trying him out as a pitcher.................
  13. FlyingFinn
    Gordon, Wade, Miranda, Arraez, Kirilloff, Garver for hitters. Chargois, Jax, Ynoa for pitchers. Decent advancement of prospects from this class except it's mostly missing starting pitchers.
  14. FlyingFinn
    I agree with you but I left him off my roster because I think he needs to get some fundamentals straight at AAA, needs to know that he has to hustle and run bases correctly, plus I want him to gain some confidence in finding more power. Due to injury he has been gifted a MLB roster spot for two years. For being so young, he has done fine. I would prefer they bring him up after a month or two at AAA.
  15. FlyingFinn
    True, especially on the left side. When Lewis returns, Polanco probably moves back to 2B as injuries sort things out. With Lewis, I think the range at SS will be better but we will also see some errors from him. Miranda just has to improve defensively. He didn't come up from the minors with a reputation of being a horrible fielder (not great either) so I think he can. The other option is to move Polanco over the winter and get a better defender at SS. Since I'm planning on Lewis being there, it would be someone on a one year deal. Certainly would hurt our hitting compared to Polanco.
  16. FlyingFinn
    A catcher who throws out 38% of the runners! Yea, we have to keep Camargo and work on the rest of his defense. I'm leaning towards adding him to the 40 man roster.
  17. FlyingFinn
    If the Twins are trying to win with this salary cap and don't have Carlos Correa, I think adding Rodon makes the pitching staff look very good. It has been reported that the Twins have talked to him in the past during free agency so I don't think he is that much of a stretch for them to sign.
  18. FlyingFinn
    C: Ryan Jeffers ($0.70M) 1B: Alex Kirilloff ($.70M) 2B: Luis Arraez ($4.50M) 3B: Jose Miranda ($0.70M) SS: Jorge Polanco ($7.50M) LF: Trevor Larnach ($0.70M) CF: Byron Buxton ($15.00M) RF: Brandon Nimmo ($12.50M) DH: Jose Abreu ($18.00M) 4th OF: Chad Pinder ($1.50M) Utility: Nick Gordon ($0.70M) Utility: Royce Lewis ($0.70M) Backup C: Omar Narvaez ($3.50M) SP1: Sonny Gray ($12.00M) SP2: Tyler Mahle ($8.00M) SP3: Kenta Maeda ($9.00M) SP4: Joe Ryan ($0.70M) SP5: Carlos Rodon ($25.00M) RP: Jhoan Duran ($0.70M) RP: Jorge Lopez ($3.00M) RP: Griffin Jax ($0.70M) RP: Jorge Alcala ($1.00M) RP: Caleb Thielbar ($2.00M) RP: Bailey Ober ($0.70M) RP: Jovani Moran ($0.70M) RP: Josh Winder ($0.70M) Payroll is 6.50% under budget
  19. FlyingFinn
    I'm fine with Garlick in AAA, ready to fill in for the Twins if needed. But we need someone who is healthier, can hit lefties and hopefully play defense a little better.
  20. FlyingFinn
    I think the best run teams (manager/FO) are ones that have a balance with analytics and reading the players each day - knowing when something about this player is different (could be good or bad) today and we have to adjust for this. Analytics worked so well on the defensive shifts (so many said players would adjust and hit the other way which, for most, never happened), that a rule had to made to outlaw it.
  21. FlyingFinn
    I would get rid of him because we have a long-term trend. Certainly wouldn't bring him back for $3 million. $1 million maybe. I would shout about these last 13 outings from the mountain top and get anything you can in a trade.
  22. FlyingFinn
    Lee, Lewis, Arraez and Kirilloff with Miranda at 1st/3rd/DH (or in place of Kirilloff if he never recovers from surgery) in two years. Sounds good to me.
  23. FlyingFinn
    I was more disappointed in his fielding. I thought he would be great and wasn't. If that was great, I would have given him a chance until Lewis returns. Now, you only give him a chance if we aren't planning on contending (or Lewis will be back very early) in 2023 IMO.
  24. FlyingFinn
    And speed. Look at the rest of the guys. For now, we can't get one rookie that you can say are good at both hitting (either average or power) and defense, let alone speed. That's where the Kirilloff injury really "hurts." He is/was going to be great at both hitting and first base defense. Hope Lewis still has the speed after this. Did we see enough to be able to say he will be great defensively?
  25. FlyingFinn
    As I detailed in another thread, I would have picked Festa. His numbers are better than everyone else's and I don't downgrade him for the level he pitched at. Plus, the numbers above don't include his fabulous playoff game, which I think should be included.
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